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| Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now | 
 enlarge | Author: Eckhart Tolle
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1577311957
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.44
EAN: 9781577311959
ASIN: 1577311957
Publication Date: October 10, 2001
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 Wonderful January 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Eckhart is not the greatest writer of spirituality, but he is the greatest overall communicator. Get this book on CD. It's simply spectacular when you combine his words with his wonderful voice
Another perspective..... January 8, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I agree with the top review that this book is a repackaging of the concepts in the Power of Now. However, I disagree with this reviewer's value assessment of the same concepts presented in a different form. In my opinion, this abridged version is just as valuable as the original book, provides needed repetition which is important for breaking old habits and a structure that helps the reader not only to understand the concepts, but embody them.
I work in the psychology field and have my graduate education in Integral Psychology. I keep up on Eckhart Tolle and other authors from this genre. In my opinion, this is the most concise, eloquent and immediately accessible summary of Tolle's thought or better... direct experience or satori.
On the other hand, I don't think getting this book is a subtitute for reading the POWER OF NOW. Ideally, if you have the time, I would read the POWER OF NOW and also purchase this volume. I have found in myself and working with clients that approaching the same material from different angles very valuable and indeed necessary to bring about lasting change.
In brief, I feel this book merits a 5 star rating. I also trust that Eckhart Tolle knows what he is doing when he presents concepts in different ways that might appeal to different people. I am familiar with the body of his whole work and I see a method to what may appear to others as madness or simple repackaging of content.
A problem with satori experiences is that they are noetic (spiritually charged, capture a type of knowledge)... but often ineffable. Therefore, it seems reasonable to me that the person who had the experience will need to use lyrical language, repitition and alternate metaphors to more closely approximate what they have taken away from the wordless domain of Being. I don't think you can go wrong purchasing this book!
 Excellent book December 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read (and listened) to most of Tolle's work and I find it to be inspirational, soothing and completely in sync with much of contemporary spiritual literature. For me, this book reduced "The power of now" into easily understood meditations and practices which, though elaborated in "The power of Now", needed to be revisited. In this regard, I consider "Practicing the power of Now" to be a companion to "The power of Now", and most benefit would be gained by reading them one after the other, without any regard to which should come first. Both amplify each other.
I must admit however, these books are not for the spiritually faint hearted. Tolle declares that all time is now, and that we need to renounce both physical time and thought to fully harness the power of now. This is easy to say, and is probably the most difficult undertaking I have set out upon. Yet when I manage to stay in the "Now" I find a peace I have only glimpsed of in other texts. It's only in hindsight, I recognize that many books on spirituality have mentioned the power of now.
I guess you can say I see it now. Laughing.
I highly recommend this book and it's companion text, The power of Now.
Peace.
M.
 Havent finished it yet....BUT...... December 9, 2007
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book sometime ago and have only just recently started to read it.Today however i decided to see what people on Amazon were saying about it.I put the name in the search box and Hey Presto!..I see companion books,cds,dvd..in fact theres a whole industry going on here.When i see this kind of thing it makes me think is this a load of Bull or what?I'll continue to read on but won't hold my breath.Prepare for my indebt review somewhere down the road but for now already I'm feeling sceptical and i haven't even started.
Now November 6, 2007
I absolutely love "The Power of Now" and have realized that these teachings have become a part of my everyday life. Great to read over and over, and especially during times of stress and anxiety.
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